Monday, August 27, 2012

FALLING FOR TV

Lazy
summer days are almost a thing of the past and fall will soon be upon us. For
this mom that means just one thing…Fall TV!

With two young boys my nights are now filled with endless reminders to
my three-year old that chicken can come in a form other than nugget, struggles to get him into the bath, then the inevitable arguments when it’s time
to get out of the bath, requests
to read Goodnight, Goodnight Construction
Site, followed by my son insisting on reading it againto me. Then we have to get the baby to sleep.

This
routine usually leaves me about 20 minutes of free time before I collapse into
bed, so that means that my DVR is always about to explode (right now
my DVR is brimming with almost the entire season of The Newsroom and a couple of episodes of Friday Night Lights that I taped on ESPN Classic because I just
can’t let it go). I decided to compile a list of must-see premieres for those who also have limited DVR space.

Here is the list of what
I plan on watching this fall. I’m no expert, but I play one on TV…

Guys
With Kids (NBC)

Premieres 9/12 at 8:30PM

Three
thirty-something guys…with kids. Since Will Arnett is not one of the guys, this
probably won’t be as good as Up All Night,
but Jimmy Fallon is behind it so I’m semi-intrigued.

The
Mindy Project (Fox)

Premieres 9/25 at 9:30PM

A
successful OBGYN whose personal life is a mess. I have been a fan ever since I
saw Mindy Kaling’s Off-Broadway play Matt
and Ben. This will hopefully make up for the fact that The Office has gotten so bad.

Revolution
(NBC)

Premieres 9/17 at 10:00PM

In
a nutshell, the power goes out and no one seems to own a generator. Other than Fringe, J.J. Abrams has consistently let
me down since Lost, but I am still a
fan and will give any of his pilots a chance (except for the pilot from Lost because, well, you know…)

666
Park Avenue (ABC)

Premieres 9/30 at 10:00PM

A
creepy tale about one of the scariest things known to man: Manhattan real
estate. Terry O’Quinn is starring. See above.

Nashville
(ABC)

Premieres 10/10 at 10:00PM

A
country singer tries for a comeback. Honestly, I only want to watch this
because Connie Britton is starring and I am loyal to Mrs. Coach Taylor but if
this gives me the same nightmares that American
Horror Story did, I will not be sticking around for very long.

Partners
(CBS)

Premieres 9/24 at 8:30PM

A
comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick (the creators
of Will and Grace). Sounds cute and
it has a fun cast.

Knots
Landing revival

Ok,
this doesn’t exist, but I got so excited hearing the opening credits of Dallas againthis summer (growing up I always preferred Dallas to Sesame Street)
that I wanted to pitch this idea to any television executives reading this blog.